Belt game 16,598 · September 11, 1988
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota Twins 3–2 at home to start reign 7,784 of the MLB belt, the 480th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since September 9, 1988, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on September 13, 1988.
7,784Reign number
480Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Oquendo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Peña Sr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curt Ford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Denny Walling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Vince Coleman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Guerrero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brunansky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose DeLeon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| John Costello | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Pendleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Dayley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryne Sandberg | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Berryhill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Varsho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Pico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Dascenzo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawon Dunston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Grace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Webster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Vance Law | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Harkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.